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Griz is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ganja White Night, Big Gigantic, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Subtronics and The Meters. Those roots explain a lot about how Griz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ganja White Night, Peekaboo, Gramatik, Seven Lions and Virtual Riot, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Floozies, Big Gigantic, Pretty Lights and Gramatik, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Griz, reaching back through Ganja White Night and forward to The Floozies. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Grant Richard Kwiecinski, also known by his stage name GRiZ, is an American DJ, songwriter, and electronic music producer from Southfield, Michigan. He is known for playing the saxophone along with producing funk, electro-soul, and self-described future-funk.
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Griz connections
Griz grew out of Ganja White Night, Big Gigantic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and Subtronics, shares an orbit with Ganja White Night, Peekaboo, Gramatik and Seven Lions, went on to shape The Floozies, Big Gigantic, Pretty Lights and Gramatik. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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